About Us
Your tropical hideaway awaits...
Manava!
Welcome to Fare Mananui! (Fare=house Mana = spirit/magic and Nui = big in Tahitian)
Your passport to our tropical vacation (or staycation) hideaway awaits!
- Located in Kissimmee, Florida off of Hwy 192.
- Gated & patrolled.
- A tranquil and neighbor friendly resort.
- Just a short 10 minutes drive to Walt Disney World property and all its parks.
- 25 minutes to Universal Studios Florida.
- Dinning, Fast Food, Shopping and Kissimmee's Old Town just outside our resort.
- Resort Pool, spa and gym amenities available to our guests
Everywhere you look, you'LL notice something new!
Specially designed with our Disney and Tiki ohana in mind!
Imagined by host and artist @TahitiGil & crafted/designed by master "Tiki Escape Artist" @TyphoonTommy (Former Disney/Universal creative team & designer of the Suffering Bastard Tiki Bar in Sanford, Fl.) Your Adventureland/ Enchanted Tiki Room “story dwelling” expedition begins the moment you arrive at the driveway!
Mananui is a beautifully imagined 400 square ft. (37 sq. meters) "tiny" cottage home turned Tiki Hut from ceiling to floor. look around and you'll see our nods & inspiration to Disney's Polynesian Resort, Trader Sam's and Adventureland attractions like "the Jungle Cruise" and" the Enchanted Tiki Room" Complete with bamboo posts, thatching, "easter eggs", authentic native artifacts from Tahiti and of course, no tiki hut is complete without a tiki bar! (Sorry, booze not included!)
We took great pride and time (nearly 8 months from start to listing) to bring our Disney inspired tiki themed house to fruition. Complete with very sentimental/original artifacts & photos from Tahiti Gil’s family from French Polynesia as well as his personal collection of Disneyana, tiki mugs and decor.
Manava ia otou a fare Mananui!
Tahiti Gil, Host
Attention to detail
Mananui is a one bedroom / one bathroom cottage (Queen size bed, with a brand new Disney Deluxe Beauty Rest™ mattress & Thuma™ bedframe, walk in shower) and full size sofa bed in the living room. Totally brought up to date to include smart home capabilities. Features include:
- Air Conditioning (Nest thermostat)
- High speed wifi internet 400 mbps
- USB ports at the bar and bedroom
- Onsite Ring enabled lighted/video entryway security
- Retro tv with streaming services installed
- Record Player with my vintage Tahitian vinyl records for you to enjoy while aat Mananui.
- Home audio system with bluetooth to stream your favorite playlists.
- "Alexa" enabled smart home for lighting, music.
- Smoke /Carbon Monoxide detectors
- A Tiki bar (Sorry Alcohol not included!)
- Screened in lanai with a beautiful partial lake view for those stunning Florida sunsets!
Mananui is perfect for a couple but can accomodate up to 3-4 adults if need be.
Prepare to re-“treat”, relax & recharge between visiting the parks or the Orlando area!
Sorry, children are NOT recommended due to the amount of breakable and delicate decor within Mananui.
We certainly don’t want to anger the gods with too much celebratin’!
Guests have access to the entire home, as well as the resort’s amenities to include pool/spa and gym just a short 2-3 min walk down the road.